well, here in georgia, there is something called the
hope schollarship that was started when the now,
senator miller was then governor. if you end up high
school with a "b" average then college tuition and
books are paid in state colleges. the catch is that
you have to do a "b" average in college. you drop
below a "b" average, you are out. lots of students get
to the 1st semester and then are gone. maybe they are
not college material, maybe they are smart but have no
study habits, maybe lazy, but, gone. however it has
pressed the compettition to get accepted by the more
prestigios schols. that is why georgia tech raised its
SAT requirement. you also can have very few "b"s
before you are out of their compettion.


--- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Ken,
>
>   Amber is staying here and going to Northern
> Virginia Community =
> College, and Alexandra is at Christopher Newport
> University in Newport =
> News. Well, Alex has always had her sights on going
> to college - so she =
> worked hard to maintain a 3.5 in HS. And she was
> serious about what she =
> wanted to do and picked CNU becasue of its program.
> 5 year with a BA and =
> then Master's in Education. Thankfully, she won a
> $4,000 a year =
> renewable scholarship, and gets lots of grant money
> becasue the FEDS use =
> her parents income - not mine ( they are both
> indigents part of the =
> reason they were happy to sign her over to me) so
> she only has to come =
> with 2600.00 - and she is taking out a student loan
> - that her paternal =
> grandmother will pay off from a small college find
> she had set up for =
> her. Amber has always taken going to college for
> granted - she played =
> thru HS so she ended up with a 2.0 average - and
> can't get into a 4 year =
> college or university. So its off to NOVA. Which
> helps becasue my =
> parents had promised to pay for her college - but
> have renigned now that =
> the bills are due - so I have the only $17,000.00 I
> saved up - much of =
> her "college" money went to the school for "special
> needs kids" she was =
> in was in as a tot but it was well worth it - Her
> Godmother has a =
> college fund for her that will cover 1 year, then I
> have to either =
> borrow against the house or cash in my 401K. Either
> way - its covered. =
> But going to NOVA will make it go further. Example -
> yesterday we paid =
> for Amber 1015.20 for tuition and 344.90 for books.
> Alexandra's was =
> 6400.00 tution and another $400 for books.=20
>
>                                    Trisha
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 8:37 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Update on Amber and me
>
>
> ben is graduating this year. the years get away
> don't
> they. where are the girls going to college?
>
> my son sleeps most the morning so his hard classes
> (this year only 2 are not for college credit) are
> scheduled for the afternoon. unfortunate for him the
> SAT are not scheduled for owls. i do not think he'll
> do as well as he would if it were scheduled after
> lunch insead of in the morning. might keep him out
> of
> his first choice of schools. but, before that he
> needs
> to just settle his mind on a major. that might
> dictate
> where he wants to go.
>
> --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> >   I have been silent for several months due to
> > getting the girls in =3D
> > colleges, working - one part -time job went under,
> > but it took 3 months =3D
> > to happen and I got the next part time job while
> > still working there - =3D
> > so for about 6 weeks I was working 3 jobs, I had
> > surprise surgery and =3D
> > Amber's grandparental units are/where ill and
> > failing. My Mom - Amber's =3D
> > grandmother is finally getting better after a
> > stroke, and surgery, it =3D
> > was touch and go for awhile. Amber paternal
> > grandfather is failing =3D
> > badly, and its a day by day thing. While I don't
> > mind the myriad of =3D
> > things that have needed attention - it would have
> > been nice if they had =3D
> > happened consecutively and not at all the same
> time
> > or overlapping - but =3D
> > then that wouldn't be very realitic would it.
> >
> > On the bright side:=3D20
> >
> > Amber and Alexandra graduated high school on 6/14.
> > Yes, I cried. When =3D
> > she first walked out I had this memory of her in
> the
> > isolette struggling =3D
> > to live and there she was now walking all grown up
> -
> > a angelic vision in =3D
> > an all white gown and fluffy hair with the white
> > motar board perched =3D
> > atop her head. She has really long hair - past her
> > waist, and it was =3D
> > perfect that evening. Her father came!!!!!!!!! He
> > was resplendent in his =3D
> > dress blues. I will post pictures eventually. Of
> > Amber - not her father. =3D
> > Alexandra got to sing and the she was sitting
> > directly in front of Amber =3D
> > - so it was kinda together. Amber was scared to
> > death she was going to =3D
> > trip - walking across the stage but she made
> it!!=3D20
> >
> > Amber starts college - Northern Virginia Community
> > College - next =3D
> > Monday. Alexandra is being deposited at
> Christopher
> > Newport University =3D
> > tomorrow. Amber starting dating in the Spring and
> > has a boyfriend - who =3D
> > just left for Hawaii. If Amber stays here and
> > continues at NOVA, I will =3D
> > get her a car. She is thinking of transferring to
> > Christopher Newport in =3D
> > January. Oh, yes and now also the University of
> > Hawaii. Actually, I am =3D
> > not sure she has a good grasp on what she wants
> just
> > right now , she is =3D
> > being really annoyingly - a teenager at the
> moment.
> > We had a family =3D
> > dinner out last night - and I always wondered why
> > when there is a family =3D
> > of four one of the kids sits by mom and the other
> by
> > dad. You would have =3D
> > thought I had 2 eight year olds instead of 2
> college
> > bound young ladies. =3D
> > They have truly become sisters - right down to the
> > you are touching me - =3D
> > Mom, she's touching me - make her move!!=3D20
> >
> > We didn't get to go on our Graduation Cruise - as
> I
> > was still recooping =3D
> > from surgery and grandparents are still to ill.
> She
> > gets a trip to =3D
> > Hawaii at Christmas instead. I get a week in
> Florida
> > next month (my =3D
> > birthday present from my best friend)  and a 4 day
> > cruise in March. =3D
> > Alexandra went to Italy for 18 days, with her
> > xstepfather. She got to =3D
> > briefly see her mom there.I started another
> Master's
> > program - one in =3D
> > Education - since I teach, thought it might be
> > helpful.=3D20
> >
> > I have been watching the posts, and thinking of
> you.
> > Lots of smiles .... =3D
> > when I see your names pop up on the e-mail list. I
> > read lots, and still =3D
> > am reading when ever I lay down. Have been sitting
> > in my yard on the =3D
> > patio in the early morning - having coffee,
> reading
> > and enjoying the =3D
> > weather. Amazingly unDC weather this year - all
> nice
> > and comfy.=3D20
> >
> >                    Trisha
> >
>
>
>
>
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